Qatar Airways Leads in Digital Innovation, Adopting Thales’ Groundbreaking FlytEDGE Inflight Entertainment System for A321 NX Fleet

Qatar Airways Leads in Digital Innovation, Adopting Thales’ Groundbreaking FlytEDGE Inflight Entertainment System for A321 NX Fleet

(IN BRIEF) Qatar Airways has partnered with Thales to equip its A321 NX fleet with FlytEDGE, the first cloud-native inflight entertainment system. As the first airline to select this system, Qatar Airways enhances its digital transformation journey, delivering personalized and immersive onboard experiences. FlytEDGE offers a range of advanced features, including streaming, live personalization, and 4K QLED HDR displays. This partnership builds on Qatar Airways and Thales’ long-standing collaboration, showcasing their commitment to superior passenger entertainment and convenience.

(PRESS RELEASE) LA DÉFENSE, 29-Oct-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Qatar Airways and Thales announce an agreement to outfit Qatar Airways’ upcoming A321 NX fleet with Thales’ innovative FlytEDGE inflight entertainment system. As the world’s first cloud-native inflight entertainment platform, FlytEDGE is set to transform the onboard experience, providing passengers with advanced entertainment options through cutting-edge cloud technology and an open software platform. Notably, Qatar Airways is the inaugural airline to select FlytEDGE, continuing its commitment to deliver a premium, personalized passenger experience.

Recognized as the World’s Best Airline by Skytrax in 2024, Qatar Airways is leveraging this agreement with Thales to enhance its digital transformation journey, taking entertainment personalization and passenger engagement to new levels. This collaboration builds on Qatar Airways and Thales’ longstanding partnership, which has previously equipped Qatar’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, A350, and A380 fleets. Expanding this partnership to the A321 NX fleet demonstrates their shared commitment to pioneering onboard innovations.

FlytEDGE brings groundbreaking features, including onboard access to streaming platforms, live personalization, and enhanced gaming options, supported by Thales’ award-winning Onboard Data Center. The system integrates an advanced blade architecture with 96TB of storage, enabling rapid access to a variety of Qatar Airways’ group brands and web applications, ensuring seamless and diverse entertainment experiences. Passengers can enjoy cinematic-quality 4K QLED HDR seatback displays, dual Bluetooth connections for personal devices, and high-speed charging via Thales’ Crystal Cabin® award-winning Pulse power management, ensuring both entertainment and device readiness throughout their journey.

Xia Cai, Senior Vice President of Product Development at Qatar Airways, commented, “Our goal at Qatar Airways is to continually elevate the passenger experience, and top-tier inflight entertainment is an essential part of that. This partnership with Thales introduces FlytEDGE to our A321 NX fleet, providing passengers with some of the most advanced consumer technology available in the skies.”

Yannick Assouad, Executive Vice-President at Thales Avionics, shared similar excitement, noting, “Thales envisions a future of inflight entertainment without limits. Through technology, we’re creating highly personalized and memorable experiences that redefine air travel. Our partnership with Qatar Airways allows us to bring FlytEDGE’s unique capabilities to their fleet, offering passengers exceptional journeys.”

This agreement marks another milestone in the Qatar Airways and Thales partnership, driving forward a new standard in aviation entertainment and passenger engagement.

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